Right from Wrong

by Cindy Bonner

Book Overview

Bonner succeeds in "captivating her readers with such a wealth of vivid detail that they will live her characters' lives, not just imagine them." -- boxed, starred, Booklist This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 156512104X
• ISBN13: 9781565121041
• Release Date: March 1999
• Publisher: Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 5.8" x 8.6"

Customer Reviews

Wow !

This story of forbidden love between first cousins was so tragically beautiful. Although Sunny and Gil tried to go their separate ways, they always came back to each other, leaving a trail of hurt and pain behind. So many years wasted...I only wish they would have had more years together in the end.

Accurate portrayal of a very real issue!

This is NOT your typical "romance". This is not sentimental fluff without substance. It will make you laugh and leave you crying.Gil and Sunny's love for each other is one which is often viewed as scandalous, taboo, and yet absolutely beautiful and heart wrenching... They are first cousins.This is certainly nothing new. Cousin romances have existed since the beginning of time, and are not all that uncommon, even in today's world. However, the subject is one that few authors have the courage to write about. Cindy Bonner handles a difficult subject with grace, compassion, sensitivity, and realism.Set in the early 1900's, Sunny and Gil face tremendous prejudices against them. Yet love is something that can not be denied, and is worth sacrificing everything for. The couple overcomes every obstacle imaginable, and their love endures through the best and worst of circumstances. Never has a story touched my heart like this one, and never has one echoed the thousands of voices of cousins who find themselves in similar situations so clearly.

Right from Wrong is a great read!

If you want to be swept away, and get deeply immersed in your charactors, this is the book for you. The WWI setting, the forbidden love story, the broken dreams and hearts, all add up to a delicious story! I can't wait to read more from Cindy Bonner!

A love story with true grit.

Who hasn't had a crush on a cousin? When you're young, all you know is how you feel, and Sunny and Gil felt a love stronger than all the taboos against it. Author Cindy Bonner weaves us into the story of two lives powerless against desire but haunted by its consequences...some of which are almost too heart-rending to bear. This is a wonderful story, wonderfully told in a true Texas voice--not one of those cream-puff romances.

A must read...

Right from Wrong is an amazing story of love and tragedy! I was completely unable to put this book down after reading only a couple of pages. A very emotional and at times frustrating tale is told about the love that two people share for each other. I was very pleased with how vivid the story was and how easily it was to imerse yourself in it! I was crying terribly by the end of the story and can't wait to read it again!